Does MPHS have photographs: Yes
Address: Originally 30 Busse, moved to 2 Pine
Is building standing: Yes
What is at site: Original site is a hair salon
When was business founded: Circa 1924
Is business still operating: No
Who owned business: Lou Baldini
Interesting stories, facts, history:
In 1922 Adolph Wille, the owner and operator of Wille’s Tavern, was granted the first barber’s license in Mount Prospect. He put a barber’s chair in a small back room of the tavern and began offering hair cuts. Soon after, he found the business was doing well and needed more space. He built a small shop next to the saloon and brought in a professional barber, Lou Baldini. Soon, Baldini was an institution in town. He was in business into the 1960s and saw many changes in hair styles in his time.
